Why do queer people love horror so much? Lesbian vampires, forbidden desire, two men making a baby… this genre has some explaining to do.
Cinema researcher Tamar Hanstke joins us to unpack queer horror, from 'Frankenstein' and 'The Vampire Lovers' to 'Jennifer’s Body' and 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. We’re talking LGBTQ+ representation, queer subtext, camp, and the suspiciously thin line between a monster and a gay icon.
How did a genre that made us the monsters become our comfort watch? Grab your emotional support horror movie. We’re getting into it.
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00:00 Why Do Queer People Love Horror?
01:09 Halloween Is Gay Christmas
03:53 Why We See Ourselves in the Monster
09:45 Sponsors: Pair Eyewear & Beducated
12:48 Frankenstein: Two Men Making a Baby
19:09 Trans Rage & Reclaiming Frankenstein
24:16 Mary Shelley’s Very Queer Letters
28:42 James Whale: Horror’s Gay Godfather
33:55 Sponsor: Feeld
35:57 Carmilla: Lesbian Vampires & the Male Gaze
46:34 Vampire Bites Are Never Just Bites
50:30 What Is Camp? A Love of Bad Taste
55:21 Rocky Horror & Jennifer’s Body: Queer Cult Classics
57:28 Freaky: A Body Swap with Trans Subtext
59:58 Why Horror Is Our Comfort Watch
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